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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
5
Train numbers and times outline local freight movements and through runs. Several trains with numbers such as 2, 3, 4, 53, 49, 71, 72, 74, 118, 177 appear with arrival or departure times and notes on baggage, yards, and Franklin Junction.
Sedalia residents frequent Ott's Fountain for soda water and ice cream while local merchants advertise hardware games apparel and summer goods. Daily visits include Mrs Frick and Ada Frick heading to Jasper and families from Manila East Fifth and Lamonte.
The Clinton district of the Southern Methodist Church opens its eighteenth annual session at Fifth Street M E Church South with Rev J King presiding. Committees on Temperance Missionary Sunday School Epworth Leagues and Education are named and reports from Clinton Green Ridge East Lynne Windsor Huntingdale Bolivar are heard. Rev J R Strong of Calhoun to preach tonight.
Local advertisement lists linen items including a crash fabric and yardage priced at five cents per yard. Details are fragmentary with unclear full product names and quantities.
Full bleached Damask 60 inches wide offered at 19 cents yard. Unbleached table damask 60 inches wide priced at 29 cents yard. Value lines note 30 cents and 40 cents per yard respectively.
C H Nearing attorney in chief for Mrs Kennedy stated this morning the defense is ready for trial. The June 3 date was set for the proceedings and the defense expressed preparedness to proceed.
A compact ad for Arlington Pharmacy urges readers to visit for high grade perfumes. The notice emphasizes quality scents and suggests the store stocks a selective range for discreet purchases.
Miss Hattie Gold of West Seventh hosted a small party Tuesday evening in honor of Mr Ed Williams of Mexico. Attending were Alma Williams Mary Glass Jean Clarke Hattie Gold Arthur McGowan Ed Williams Will Cummings and Earl Gold.
R A Higdon returned from Marshall where he sold the Rennison estate. The Elk Lick Springs property of 45 acres brought 2626 dollars to a son R W Rennison. The homestead sold for 3600 dollars to George Jenkins. Sheriff Ayres served as auctioneer with over 200 attendees.
A local seller promotes low prices on buggies carriages wagons and agricultural implements inviting buyers to view at his premises.
Warsaw Missouri residents report a company will commence oil boring about ten miles north of the town tomorrow. The prospect is described as flattering and follows the firm's work on zinc and lead lands. Citizens offered them cooperation.
See Funk's new quarters-second store east of the post office offering a full line of agricultural implements for farmers and tradespeople.
The pension of William Wainscott of Sedalia has been raised to 8 dollars per month. Lizzie Marshall of Wanna maker is also granted a pension of 8 dollars per month.
Quick dialogue shows a shopper asking a boss where to buy drugs and receiving the terse reply Arlington Pharmacy. The exchange highlights a humorous moment in a storefront setting.
Kansas City, May 15. The capital case against Lulu Prince Kennedy appears set to proceed, with observers expecting the trial to commence soon. Court action and details of charges are awaited as proceedings approach.
A listing notes red damask tablecloth fabric priced at 15e per yard. The item is described as luxury quality with potential for dining room use and formal event decor. currency not specified.
The passage notes inducements offered to miners to quit mining temporarily so that efforts may shift to oil exploration. The text reflects a period of strategic resource reallocation and labor adjustments amid economic interests in oil.
A detective in charge of two deserting sailors rode the fast mail this morning. The sailors fled a man-of-war at San Francisco and are being returned there.
The Gelven greenhouses will be enlarged with a 70 by 14 addition on the north side. Mr Gelven is cultivating a collection of rare plants to display at the State fair this fall, aiming for an exhibit that will please all flower lovers.
A brief remark notes all stop at Arlington for ice cream soda with no further context or details.
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